musth
or must
a state or condition of violent, destructive frenzy occurring with the rutting season in male elephants, accompanied by the exudation of an oily substance from glands between the eyes and mouth.
Origin of musth
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How to use musth in a sentence
Domesticated elephants are generally very gentle and docile; though males in a state of musth often become very dangerous.
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British Dictionary definitions for musth
must
/ (mʌst) /
(often preceded by in) a state of frenzied sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals, esp elephants, associated with discharge from a gland between the ear and eye
Origin of musth
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Scientific definitions for musth
An annual period of heightened aggressiveness and sexual activity in male elephants.
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